UCCA would like to thank everyone who participated in and donated to this year’s Taste of the Town: Dining for a Cause held May 16, at Wilder Mansion. We sold out! More than 250 guests enjoyed delicious food and beverage tastings from 15 area businesses and raised more than $28,000 for UCCA! Money raised will be used toward the purchase of food and food gift cards for Elmhurst Community School District 205 children and their families who are experiencing difficult times.
Thank you to our Participating Restaurants: Bottle Theory, Café Liberty, Cuvée, Ella's Italian Pub, Firewater BBQ, Francesca's Amici, Golden Boy Barbecue, Kilwins Elmhurst, Lezza Spumoni & Desserts, Pilot Pete's Coffee & Treats, Primos Locos, Roberto's Ristorante & Pizzeria, and Tannins Wine Bar & Boutique.If you dine at any of these restaurants, please let them know you enjoyed their food at Taste of the Town!
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Thank you to our Sponsors: 7-11, BMO Harris / Rob Hallberg, Bonheur White Glove Serving, Inc., Bottle Theory, Café Liberty, Carousel Flowers, Community Bank of Elmhurst, Edward Jones / Michael Hirsch, Elmhurst Bank, Elmhurst Independent, Elmhurst Park District, Elmhurst Public Library, Euclid Beverage, Great American Exteriors, Guaranteed Rate / John Noldan, Kelly Stetler / Compass, LW Reedy, Lakeside Bank, Mehta Motors / My Car Wash, Roberto's Ristorante & Pizzeria, Stolper State Farm, Tail Gate, Tannins, W3Body, and Wilkins Hyundai Mazda. Please support our businesses! We hope to see you at next year's Taste of the Town on May 15! |
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UCCA sponsors the Northern Illinois Food Bank’s Mobile Food Pantry, providing families with meats, vegetables, and other groceries, as well as cleaning products, several times each year.
We need volunteers to help us sort the food as it comes off the truck and then load the food into people’s cars.
Please let us know if you can help!
Upcoming Mobile Food Pantries will be held on the following dates:
June 22, 2024 July 27, 2024 August 24, 2024
Mobile Food Pantries will be held from 10:00-11:30 am at Conrad Fischer Elementary School, 888 N. Wilson, Elmhurst, IL 60126.
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UCCA Receives $25,000 Grant |
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Last fall, the DuPage County Small Nonprofit Agency Grant Program awarded UCCA $25,000 to help fight food insecurity faced by families in District 205. The funds will be used in 2024 to fund multiple mobile food pantry events and to purchase supplemental food supplies for UCCA's Annual Holiday Food Drive.
The end of pandemic-related government food programs and rising food prices has caused food insecurity in our community to rise to its highest levels in years. The number of UCCA client families increased 27% in the last year. The additional grant funds from the county provide much needed resources to help UCCA fill the gap.
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UCCA to Participate in Back-to-School Fair UCCA is pleased to join with the Elmhurst Resource Collaboration (ERC) at the 4th annual Back to School Fair: Health & Resources in the Community.
Last year’s fair included:
· Sports and dental examinations
· Donations of school supplies, books, and York spirit wear
· Career resources for young people
· School registration information
· Information about community resources
Sunday, August 4, 2024
12:00 am – 3:00 pm
York Community High School 355 W St. Charles Rd., Elmhurst, IL
Health, Resources, School Supplies & More!
ERC is a group of nonprofits, school, and community-based organizations that have come together to address the needs of the most vulnerable, low-income families in our area. Together we hope to improve access to the quality of life for these at-risk families.
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UCCA Always Welcomes New Members!
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If you can help in any of these areas, please let us know: - Translating and making phone calls in languages such as Spanish, Polish, or Ukrainian
- Creating content and posting social media content for UCCA
- Grant writing
- Writing newspaper articles
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